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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup
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 Configure SATA as
SATA controller type selection, it is corresponding with the options of IDE,
RAID and AHCI. Only when ATA/IDE Configuration is under Enhanced mode,
are RAID and AHCI supported.
RAID and AHCI function require supports from both hardware chip and OS.
 Legacy IDE Channels
Configure the IDE channel type under Compatible mode; it is corresponding
with the options of SATA Only, SATA Pri, PATA Sec and PATA Only.
 Primary ~ Third IDE Master/Slave
*Type
Not Installed: IDE device cannot be detected by system;
AUTO: automatic detection of IDE parameters when powering on;
CD/DVD: used for ATAPI CDROM;
ARMD: used for various analog IDE devices.
*LBA/Large Mode
Used to set whether to support LBA mode or not.
*Block(Multi-sector Transfer)
Used to set whether to support multi-sector simultaneous transfer or not.
*PIO Mode
Used for PIO mode setting.
*DMA Mode
Used for DMA mode setting.
*S.M.A.R.T
Used to set whether to enable S.M.A.R.T function and it is only effective for the
hard disk supporting this function.
*32Bit Data Transfer
This option is used to enable 32-bit hard disk accessing mode, which could
optimize hard disk read and write speed.